Honda Accord MOT reliability

Honda Accords passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 22,894 tests in 2025. 18,720 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

22,894

Still licensed (GB)

18,720

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 86,008 (most between 65,529 and 105,048).

2021: 86% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Switch: missing (11.1%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (11.1%)
Side repeaters: missing (11.1%)

2021 hybrid

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 66,680 (most between 62,995 and 70,364).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Accords fail

Lights & electrics

11.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.